We are a community anchored in Christ, seeking God, sharing His love and serving others.

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 4, 2020 ~ 8:30 and 10 am

Holy Eucharist: Rite II

Prelude Prière Boëllman

Processional Hymn Jesus shall reign where’er the sun Hymn 544, verses 1-3

Opening Sentences (The people stand.)

Celebrant: Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. People: And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

The Collect for Purity

The Celebrant may say

Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Gloria (read in unison)

Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth.

Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory.

Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer.

For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

The Collect of the Day

Celebrant: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Celebrant: Let us pray.

Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

A Reading from the Letter of Paul to the Philippians Philippians 3:4b-14

If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless. Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.

The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

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Psalm 80:7-14 (Read responsively by half-verse)

7   Restore us, O God of hosts; * show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.

8 You have brought a vine out of Egypt; * you cast out the nations and planted it.

9 You prepared the ground for it; * it took root and filled the land.

10 The mountains were covered by its shadow * and the towering cedar trees by its boughs.

11 You stretched out its tendrils to the Sea * and its branches to the River.

12 Why have you broken down its wall, * so that all who pass by pluck off its grapes?

13 The wild boar of the forest has ravaged it, * and the beasts of the field have grazed upon it.

14 Turn now, O God of hosts, look down from heaven; behold and tend this vine; * preserve what your right hand has planted.

Sequence Hymn All my hope on God is founded Hymn 665, verses 1-3

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The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew

(The people stand.) People: Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Matthew 21:33-46

Jesus said, “Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. When the harvest time had come, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his produce. But the tenants seized his slaves and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other slaves, more than the first; and they treated them in the same way. Finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.” So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” They said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the harvest time.” Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is amazing in our eyes’? Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces the fruits of the kingdom. The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.” When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them. They wanted to arrest him, but they feared the crowds, because they regarded him as a prophet.

The Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to you, Lord Christ.

The Sermon The Reverend De Freeman

The Nicene Creed (The people stand.)

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

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The Prayers of the People - Form III (The people remain standing or kneel.)

Father, we pray for your holy Catholic Church; That we all may be one.

Grant that every member of the Church may truly and humbly serve you; That your Name may be glorified by all people.

We pray for Michael, our Presiding Bishop, Russell our Bishop, for Forbes and De our priests, for Kenneth and Stephen our seminarians, and for all bishops, priests, and deacons; That they may be faithful ministers of your Word and Sacraments. We pray for all who govern and hold authority in the nations of the world; That there may be justice and peace on the earth.

Give us grace to do your will in all that we undertake; That our works may find favor in your sight.

Have compassion on those whose lives, businesses and dwelling places were affected by the recent hurricanes, the upheavals in our nation, the spread of Covid-19 and all those who suffer from any grief or trouble; That they may be delivered from their distress.

Give to the departed eternal rest; Let light perpetual shine upon them.

We praise you for your saints who have entered into joy; May we also come to share in your heavenly kingdom.

Let us pray for our own needs and those of others. Silence

Celebrant says

Almighty God, by your Holy Spirit you have made us one with your saints in heaven and on earth: Grant that in our earthly pilgrimage we may always be supported by this fellowship of love and prayer, and know ourselves to be surrounded by their witness to your power and mercy. We ask this for the sake of Jesus Christ, in whom all our intercessions are acceptable through the Spirit, and who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.

Confession of Sin (The people remain standing or kneel.)

The Deacon or Celebrant says

Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. Silence may be kept.

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Minister and People

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

The Absolution

The Priest, stands and says

Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

The Peace (The people stand.)

Celebrant: The peace of the Lord be always with you. People: And also with you.

The Welcome and Announcements

The Offertory O Kind Jesus Latvian Folk Song arr. Hunter

All things come of thee, O Lord. And of thine own have we given thee.

The Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer B The people remain standing.

Celebrant: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Celebrant: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them to the Lord. Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People: It is right to give him thanks and praise.

Then, facing the Holy Table, the Celebrant proceeds

It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord; who on the first day of the week overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life.

Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:

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Sanctus

Celebrant and People

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

The people stand or kneel as they are able. Then the Celebrant continues

We give thanks to you, O God, for the goodness and love which you have made known to us in creation; in the calling of Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus, your Son. For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Savior and Redeemer of the world. In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.

On the night before he died for us, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”

After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”

Therefore, according to his command, O Father,

Celebrant and People We remember his death, We proclaim his resurrection, We await his coming in glory;

The Celebrant continues And we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, O Lord of all; presenting to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine.

We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts that they may be the Sacrament of the Body of Christ and his Blood of the new Covenant. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we may be acceptable through him, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. In the fullness of time, put all things in subjection under your Christ, and bring us to that heavenly country where, with Saint James and all your saints, we may enter the everlasting heritage of your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our salvation.

By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN.

And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,

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The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Breaking of the Bread

The Celebrant breaks the consecrated Bread. A period of silence is kept.

Alleluia! Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us; Therefore let us keep the feast, Alleluia!

The Invitation

Ministration of Communion (The people remain in the pews.)

Postcommunion Prayer

The Celebrant says Let us pray. Celebrant and People Almighty and everliving God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom. And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

The Benediction

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Processional Hymn God of grace and God of glory Hymn 594, verses 1 & 2

The Dismissal

Postlude Toccata Boëllman

The flowers on the Altar are given to the glory of God, by Connie Johnston

in memory of Walter Brandt and William Johnston,two of the finest husbands ever.

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♱THE ST. JAMES PRAYER LIST

Please keep these parishioners in your prayers:

Patty Brady, Jeanelle Clark, Elaine Estefan, Brandy Haas, Shelby Hardy, Sheila Harriman, Augusta Jones, Tod Jonson, Anne Galt Kessler, Patrick Mead, Ursel Norman, Connie Thames, Gil Wright, Ben Yancey, Jeanne and Tom Yancey, Dot Yeager, Bob Zeanah, Joy Zeanah, Jessica, and those who care for them.

Let us also pray for the needs of others: Byron Baggett, Dewey Barker, Thomas Bowie, Megan Brendle, Heath Burton, Brooke Butts, Joy Callahan, Dee Chapman, Winston Chapman, Leland Chesbro, Shannon Cook, Samantha and Chris Cunningham, Wren Davis, Kathe Dolan, Mary Beth Evans, Thomas Foley, Denson Freeman, Sr., Kristen Freeman, Keegan Harvey, Mimi Henderson, Tim Hickey, Tom Holland, Bobbie Hughes, Don Irby, Cecil Lanier, Mark Lemke, Jo Hart Long, Rebecca Luker, Betsy Manship, Suzanne McKinney, Helen Melancon, Steve Michels, Rachel Newell, Mark Paris, Steve Parks, Tom Rinaldi, Bailey Robertson, Alan Roe, Ken Sears, Sandra Simons, Philip and Michelle Smith, Sam South, Gary Spencer, Frances Stanton, Barker Stein, Tim Tirey, Brandon Webb, Charles Willard, Jr., Helen Wilson, Claire Windham, Carolyn Zeanah, Raines Zieman, and those who care for them.

Military Prayer Requests: Brandon Beam, Lee Brennan, Chase Carlton, William Clarke, Charles Cotton, Matthew Curry, Edward Doyle, Hunter Freeman, Billy Geiger, Bobby Glover, John Granlund, John Gresla, John Heeren, Mallory Henderson, Matthew Kangsumrith, Daniel Keyser, Will McDuff, Walter Miller, Robert Pinckard, Parker Ponder, Colton Pratt, Bryan Quinn, Neil Quinn, James Ramming, Lewis Robertson, Adam Simpson, Gary Spencer, Stephenie Tatum, and William Watts. To place a name on the prayer list during this time of social distancing please call the parish office at 251-928-2912. Names are listed for 2 months.

Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-702219 & CCLI LICENSE # 693997 Hymn permission for: Jesus Shall Reign obtained from Ritesong, a one-time use reprint license for congregational use. © Words: Words: Isaac Watts (1674-1748), alt. Music: Duke Street, John Hatton (d. 1793) All My Hope on God is Founded obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-702219 © 1938 Novello & Company Ltd. Copyright Renewed

International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved Reprinted by Permission. Tune: Music by Herbert Howells Text: Words by Robert Bridges and Joachim Neander

Oh Kind Jesus obtained from CCLI with license # 693997 © 1979 Carl Fischer LLC God of Grace and God of Glory obtained from Ritesong, a one-time use reprint license for congregational use. © Words: Harry Emerson Fosdick

(1878-1969), alt. Music: Cwm Rhondda, John Hughes (1873-1932) Toccata - obtained from CCLI with license # 693997 © 1966 The Lorenz Corporation (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.)

ANNOUNCEMENTS Options for Sunday Morning Worship

If you have health concerns (diabetes/heart issues/lung issues/compromised immune system), we encourage you to worship from home via the livestream.

8:30 & 10 AM Holy Eucharist - in the Church Please arrive early for the screening process and remember to wear a mask.

10 AM - ONLINE Worship The service begins streaming at 9:55 am on our website,  stjamesfairhope.org,  our Facebook page,  and on our YouTube channel. The service bulletin and the links to Facebook and Youtube are available on the homepage of the website. Take Communion with your reserved sacrament, which you would have picked up on Thursday anytime between 9:30 and 5:00 pm.

6:30 pm - Indoor/Outdoor Worship Service in Green Hall & the Courtyard Please arrive early for the screening process and bring a mask, lawn chair (if you want to sit outside), and a water bottle.

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NEWS & EVENTS • St. Francis of Assisi Animal Blessing Service — THIS AFTERNOON at 5:00 pm bring your four-legged

furry friend to the rose garden for the St. Francis of Assisi Blessing of the Animals service. Please bring your dog on a leash and cats or other creatures in a carrier or cage, for their protection. Also, please remember to bring your baggies and clean up after your pets! Thank you.

• Beginning Wednesday, October 7 at 10 am, MORNING PRAYER will be open to the public. As always, the readings will be available, but you will need to bring your own copy of the Book of Common Prayer to follow along. If you forget your prayer book or don’t have one, we will be happy to loan you one. We will also continue to live-stream the service for parishioners who prefer to worship from home.

• WAFER PICK-UP HAS CHANGED! You may now pickup wafers anytime on Thursdays between 9:30 & 5:00 pm. When you arrive, call the office at 251-928-2912, and one of the priests (or staff members) will bring the blessed wafers and bulletins out to you. Remember, these are blessed wafers to be consumed during the 10:00 am live-streamed service on Sunday mornings. We continue to offer in-person Sunday morning services at 8:30 and 10:00 am in the Church, as well as an evening service at 6:30 pm in Green Hall. We hope you will be able to join us for worship on Sunday, either in person or online!

• Volunteers Needed for Hurricane Sally clean-up —We have received many requests from parishioners who need help clearing trees and debris from their property. If you would like to volunteer your time to help parishioners in need, please email Anne McEniry, who is coordinating our efforts, at christianformation@stjamesfairhope.org. You may also call or text Anne at 251-597-5598.

• Gentle Yoga led by parishioner Jane Tucker begins on Monday, October 12 from 9:30 - 10:30 in Green Hall. Contact Jane for more information.

• Mark your calendar for a St. James TRUNK or TREAT on Sunday, October 25. Email Ellen Huckabay at childrensministries@stjamesfairhope.org if you will be decorating a trunk. More details coming soon!

• CALLING ALL COOKS — MEN AND WOMEN, are needed for the meal ministry! The meal ministry's mission is to support parishioners who are temporarily suffering from illness, injury, or recent hospitalization, by providing meals for them. Is cooking one of your gifts, or hospitality? Search your heart and consider joining this worthy group. Please get in touch with Andy Burton if you have any questions or if you would like to throw your name in the hat. Call Andy at 251-422-3431 or send her an email at happytravelerakb@gmail.com.

• Thank you to our parishioners who are faithfully maintaining their financial commitments to the church. Your continued support means that we can continue helping others in our community. Our secure payment portal is available on our website at stjamesfairhope.org under the GIVE TO ST. JAMES tab. If you have questions about logging in, call our Financial Director, Jim Ketchum, at 251-928-2912. Of course, you may leave your contribution in the drop-box outside the church office.

• Lectors and ushers are needed for the 8:30 am and 10:00 am Sunday worship services. Please log in to the Ministry Scheduler Pro website and volunteer for an open position, and/or update your service preferences. If you are not ready to return to in-person worship, we understand, and look forward to the time you can join us.

• JUNIOR & SENIOR ACOLYTES — If you are interested in serving as crucifer at the 8:30 or 10am on Sunday mornings, please email Anne McEniry at christianformation@stjamesfairhope.org.

CHRISTIAN FORMATION • You Group is a special program offered by St. James for 5th and 6th graders, their parent(s) or another

adult. Our first meeting for 2020 will be October 7 from 6 pm to 7:30 pm in the parking meadow (weather permitting). Going forward, You Group meets on the first Wednesday of the month. If you and your child are interested in participating in You Group, please contact Ellen Huckabay at 251-928-2912 or email her at childrensministries@stjamesfairhope.org.

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• Fall is here and the Monday Night Women’s Bible Study is set to launch a new, fun, and exciting study by Brant Baker: Famous Cows of the Bible: Six Studies for Adult Small Groups. The first meeting is Monday, October 12 at 6:30 pm via ZOOM. Books are available on Kindle, or Amazon for $5.99. For more information, contact group leader, Michelle Orr, at (251) 990-6077 or (251) 490-6077.

• Children’s Chapel has resumed on Sunday mornings. Ellen Huckabay and Anne McEniry lead the chapel lessons. If you and your child  prefer to worship at home, enrichment  bags are available for pickup. The bags contain materials to allow children an interactive experience that encompasses the recorded chapel lessons. Please email Ellen at childrensministries@stjamesfairhope.org to request a take-home children’s chapel bag.  

MUSIC • Concert Series Revised Schedule — Quintessential Harp Duo, with Rebecca Todaro & Catherine

Anderson, is set for Friday, November 13 at 7 pm. Jillian Gardner, Organ, is scheduled for Friday, January, 15 at 7 pm. (This concert was rescheduled from September.) For more information on these concerts, go to stjamesfairhope.org to the Concert Series tab. Concerts are free and open to the public, however, due to COVID-19, reservations are required and seating is limited. For reservations, call 251-928-2912 Monday - Thursday from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. 

• Interested in Ringing Bells? During this time of COVID several choir members are joining our St. James ringers.  If we get 2 more ringers, we will be able to use all 3 octaves of our handbells. Rehearsals are during the day on Wednesdays.  Music reading skills are a must, but you do not need previous experience with bells to join this group. Contact Helen Rodgers for more information.

DIOCESAN NEWS • Baylights, Beckwith’s weekend fundraiser, has been rescheduled for October 30 - November 1. Come

for the day or stay the whole weekend! Registration, ticket, and auction info: www.beckwithal.com/baylights. Weekend includes: Halloween activities for the family, waterfront, ropes course, outdoor games, low country boil, live entertainment, online silent auction, and live ticket, drawdown for a chance to win a trip to Tuscany, Italy!

SERVANTS8:30 AM Ushers: John Glover, George Huckabay Lector: Shannon Pesnell Intercessor: Sallie Smith

10 AM Ushers: Dave Barnette, Teddy Faust, John O. Hearin,

Chris Kasuba Lector: Holly McKinney Intercessor: Kelly Brown

St. James Episcopal Church We are a community anchored in Christ, seeking God, sharing His love and serving others.

The Reverend De Freeman, Rector The Reverend Forbes Sirmon, Associate Priest

Parish Administrator: Meghan Fancher Director of Music Ministries: Helen V. Rodgers Associates for Music Ministries: Asheton Green,

Frank Stabler Director of Christian Formation: Anne McEniry

Associate for Children’s Ministries: Ellen Huckabay

Director of Finance: Jim Ketchum Director of Communications: Jennifer Glover

Administrative Assistant: Elizabeth Phelps Director of St. James School: Shelley Miller

Housekeeping: Rose Collins Sexton: Mike Costigan

For staff email addresses or other contact information go to the About Us tab on our website at stjamesfairhope.org. 860 North Section Street ✜ Fairhope, AL 36532 phone | 251-928-2912 website | www.stjamesfairhope.org

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